Original Work - "Winter 1946" by Andrew Newell Wyeth, 1946

 

"The Hay Wain" by John Constable, 1821

This painting is similar to Winter 1946 because of the sprawling landscape. The landscape serves the same purpose; to give the viewer a sense of isolation and disconnect. However, in Winter 1946, the isolation is more bleak and gives more of a sense of loneliness and bleakness, while in The Hay Wain, the landscape is used to give more of a quaint sense, almost as if the family chose the fact that they wanted to be disconnected. They seem more relaxed and happily going about their daily lives, while there is a definite sense of tension and pain in Winter 1946.

 

"The Bend in the River", 1955

This image uses sepia tones, the same as Winter 1946 to portray a sense of bleakness. The color of the trees and grass portray death and sadness, while the gray sky makes it seem depressing and overcast. There are no vibrant colors in this painting. It is supposed to invoke a feeling of hopelessness. 

"The Meeting" by Gustave Courbet, 1854

This painting is in the style of realism, as is Winter 1946. The style is characterized by its photo-realism and the fact that there is nothing unusual or unrealistic about the painting. Realist paintings often depict people or landscapes. This painting was painted a decade before Winter 1946 and uses dissimilar colors and themes, but the style is the same. 

"Christina's World" by Andrew Newell Wyeth, 1948

This is another one of Wyeth's paintings, and it is his most famous. The style is very similar to Winter 1946; sprawling landscapes, sepia tones, and feelings of isolation, loneliness, and pain. This is how a great deal of his paintings are. The girl in this painting is similar to the boy in Winter 1946 because of the subtle hints of unease or pain. On the surface it looks like a girl enjoying laying out in a field, but closer examination will reveal the way the body is twisted, her fist is clenched, and her hair is disorderly.

 

Realist Painting by David Kassan

This is an example of a modern realist painting. It really is similar to Winter 1946 in the fact that it is realist but it is similar to another set of paintings of his called The Helga Paintings. In over 240 paintings, he paints a German model named Helga, in various settings and states of undress. A lot are very similar to this painting in the sense that they are only a close up view with a neutral background.